1) Digital Magics
Digital Magics is a business incubator that helps innovative startups and SMEs in the tech world by giving them assistance and money.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2004
- Founders: Alberto Fioravanti, Bibop Gabriele Gresta, Enrico Gasperini, Gabriele Ronchini
- Industries: IoT, FinTech, InsurTech, Health, Travel, Ecommerce Marketplaces, Software, Food, Transportation, AI, Industry 4.0, Blockchain
- Number of investments: 72
- Number of exits: 5
You can find their website here.
2) Boox
Boox is an accelerator that focuses on ecommerce and SaaS projects in their early stages.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Andrea Di Camillo, Marco Magnocavallo
- Industries: Ecommerce, SaaS
- Number of investments: 13
- Number of exits: 4
You can find their website here.
3) Fashion Technology Accelerator Milan
Fashion Technology Accelerator is a program that helps fashion tech startups increase their value by increasing sales and brand recognition.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Enrico Beltramini, Paolo Ivancevich
- Industries: Fashion, Luxury, Retail
- Number of investments: 09
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24
You can find their website here.
4) B4i - Bocconi for innovation
Through their Pre-Acceleration and Acceleration programs, B4i helps you grow your business by giving you training, coaching, chances to network, and capital investments.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2019
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 07
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 18
You can find their website here.
5) Club Acceleratori
Club Acceleratori is a SiamoSoci project that leverages partnerships with business accelerators and incubators to achieve real success in the Italian market.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Technology
- Number of investments: 07
You can find their website here.
6) Vittoria Hub
Each startup chosen by the Vittoria hub program has the chance to get prizes worth up to €60,000 and other ways to get money.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2019
- Industries: InsurTech
- Number of investments: 02
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 17
You can find their website here.
7) Impact Hub Milan
Impact Hub helps people work together. They put entrepreneurs and innovators in touch with large companies, partners, investors, and the government.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2010
- Industries: AgTech, Tourism, Mobility, MedTech
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
8) BiovelocITA
BiovelocITA S.r.l. is the first biotech accelerator in Italy.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Silvano Spinelli
- Industries: Biotech, Healthcare, Sustainability
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
9) PoliHub
PoliHub provides a 12- or 16-week training to assist teams in establishing the correct entrepreneurial attitude.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2013
- Industries: DeepTech
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
10) Retail Hub
RH helps startups network, try new things, and figure out how to go to market.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2020
- Founders: Massimo Volpe
- Industries: Pharma, Fashion, Sports, Grocery, Human Resources
You can find their website here.
11) G2 Startups
G2 is a platform for open innovation and an accelerator for startups. Through a "Open Innovation" approach, they help companies develop processes for coming up with new ideas.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2012
- Industries: Wearables, Hardware, MedTech, Design, Food, Lifestyle, Ecommerce, Mobile Apps, FinTech, Retail, Travel, Hospitality
You can find their website here.
12) StartupGym Studio
StartupGym builds, launches, and grows digital businesses of the next generation by providing a variety of services in one place, such as product creation, marketing, finance, capital raising, and talent development.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2021
- Industries: FinTech, FoodTech
You can find their website here.
13) CREA
An European Network of Summer Academies for the development of innovative business ideas focused on Creativity and ICT.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
14) Open2TheFuture
Open2TheFuture is building a positive feedback loop to speed up the process of turning new ideas into real projects.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Information Technology
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 11
You can find their website here.
15) Growth Club Capital
Growth Capital Club is Italy's first program to help great small and medium-sized businesses grow faster.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
16) FoodTech Accelerator
FoodTech Accelerator is a global Open Innovation Program that brings together the best companies from Made in Italy and the best startups from around the world to boost the agrifood and retail sectors.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2018
- Industries: FoodTech, AgTech
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 15
You can find their website here.
17) BlockchainLab
Blockchainlab helps build the strongest community of experts and gives businesses the skills they need to understand and use the blockchain technology.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2016
- Industries: FinTech, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain
You can find their website here.
18) Intesa Sanpaolo Start Up Initiative
Intesa Sanpaolo's Start-Up Initiative picks up-and-coming businesses and helps them get ready for investors by giving them a lot of coaching.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2009
- Industries: Technology
You can find their website here.
19) Call for Ideas
Call for Ideas is an incubation, adoption, and acceleration program for Insurtech startups. Its goal is to help a few of them go from having an idea to putting it on the market.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: AI, IoT, Dlt Technologies, Blockchain
You can find their website here.
20) LAB Creative Thinking
LAB Creative Thinking helps italy startups and teams in the pre-seed stage.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2016
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
21) growITup
growITup is a centre for innovation that turns on a talent supply chain that can include experiential training courses and programs to help entrepreneurs.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.